Check-marker.



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CHECK MARKER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, l9l6.

IhIented.Apr.3,19l7.

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LEVI HAND, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO STEPHEN C.W. HALL, OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND ONE-HALF TO ALFRED N. MUNSON,

0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CHECK-MARKER.

Application filed May 25, 1916.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, Lnvr Hxxn, a citizen of the United States, residingat Minneapolis, in. the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, haveinvented a new and useful Checleh/Iarker, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to dgvices for marking bank checks and the like,one of its objects being to provide a simple and compact structure intowhich a check can be readily inserted and which can be quickly adjustedto imprint selected characters thereon, novel means being providedwhereby the check can be fed longitudinally immediately sub sequent tothe operation of marking the same.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character which isformed of but few parts and which will not easily get out of order.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combinationandarrangementof parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings I Figure 1 is aperspective view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof,the cover being in open position. i

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical transverse section through the deviceclosed.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the device, said section beingtaken on the line A E Fig. 3. r

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the device, taken on line CD Fig.3.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates ashallow casing provided at each end with a check receiving slot 2.Arranged upon the bottom of the casing and extending transverselythereof near one end is a deflector 3 the top faces of which convergeupwardly. In the apex of this deflector is a cent 'al opening 4 while atopposite sides of this central opening are Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 3, 191?.

Serial No. 99,889.

additional openings 5. A transverse shaft (3 extends under the deflectorand close to the apex thereof and this shaft has any suitable means,such as a crank 7, whereby it can be rotated readily. Extending from theshaft is a lifting cam 8 designed to work within the opening 4; andadditional lifting cams 9 are also extended from the shaft and aredesigned to work within the openings 5. The cams 9 extend in a directionopposite to that in which the cam 8 extends and are disposed inalinement. I

()ne of the openings 2 constitutes an inlet and extending from thebottom of the casing 1 close to this inlet is a tongue 10 the free endportion of which rests upon the deflector 3 and extends over the opening5 I Arranged parallel with the tongue 10 and at opposite sides thereofare guide tongues 11 which extend from the top of the inlet opening 2and rest upon the deflector 3 where they will cover the openings thefree endsof these tongues projecting through the outlet slot 2.

The using 1 is provided with a cover 12 in which a pin13 is mounted forrotation. this pin being secured to and extending upwardly from thecenter of a disk 1% arranged close to and under the cover. On this diskand close to the periphery thereof are type indicated generally at 15and which are designed to print different characters such as 1 to 9inclusive. 0. Pay cts. etc. An inking roller 10 is supported under thedisk 14 and is adapted to be contacted by the type 15 as the disk 14 isrotated.

A' dial or indicator 17 is provided upon the outer face of the cover anda pointer 18 moves thereovcr and is secured to'and rotates with the pin13. Thus when the pointer is directed to the numeral 8 on the dial, thetype which will print the number 8 will be in position above the freeend portion of the tongue 10.

(over 12 can be fastened in closed position by any suitable means, suchas a spring latch 19.

In using the device. free ends of tongues 11 are sprung upwardly and thecheck to be marked is inserted end first through the inlet slot and willslide upwardly over the tongue 10 and under the tongues 11. It might bestated that these tongues 11 are secured to the wall of the casing atpoints above the inlet opening so that ample clearanceis pro vided forthe'reception of the check. The

deflector 3 and through the outlet opening 2 so that when the tonguesare released after the check has been inserted said check Will be heldsnugly upon the deflector by the tongues 11. As soon as the check hasbeen placed in proper position, the pointer 18 is rotated to indicatethe first character to be printed. Shaft 6 is then rotated. During thisrotation the cam 8 will first press upwardly against the tongue 10 andthus lift that portion of the check thereabove against the selectedtype, thereby to receive an impression therefrom. During the furtherrotation of the shaft in the same direction, cam 8 will move downwardlyand away from the tonguelO, while the cams 9,1nove upwardly into theopenings 5 and engage those portions of the check thereabove and pullthe check longitudinally. The pointer 18 can then be moved to the nextcharacter to be printed, thus bringing the selected type to .activeposition whereupon another rotation of the shaft will cause the parts tooperate as before described.

The tongues 11 are formed of thin strips of spring metal and the freeends projecting from the outlet openings can be easily raised so thatthe tongues W111 offer no resistance to the insertion of the check. a

While the type 15 can be used for printing, it is also to be understoodthat the same can be used as perforating means and the claimsareintended to cover a device which can either print or perforate.

What is claimed is 1'. A device for marking checks, including a casinghaving opposed openin s for the reception of a check, check de ectingmeans between the openings, resilient check holding means extendingfrom-one of the openings and bearing upon the deflectingmeans',

a resilient-lifting element bearing upon the deflecting means, a checkbeing insertible between said lifting means and the holding means, amarking element movable to position above the'lifting element, and meansfor successively actuating the lifting element to press a portion of acheck against the markinglelement and to shift the check longitudina y.

2. A device for marking checks, including a casing having opposedopenings for the reception of a check, check deflecting means betweenthe openings, resilient check holding means extending from one oftheopenings and bearing upon the deflecting means, a resilient liftingelement bearing upon the deflecting means, a check being insertiblebetween said lifting means and the holding means, a marking elementmovable to position above the lifting element, means for successivelyactuating the lifting element to press a portion of a check against themarking element and to shift the check longitudinally, said meansincluding a shaft and lifting cams upon the shaft for engaging thelifting element and the check respectively.

3. Check marking means including a defiector, a lifting element bearingupon the deflector, means for holdinga check over the lifting elementand deflector and pressing said check upon the deflector, a markingelement, means for moving said element to position above the liftingelement, and means for actuating the lifting element to press a portionof the engaged check against the marking element. I

. 4. Check marking means including a deflector, a lifting element.bearing upon the deflector, means for holding a check over the liftingelement and deflector and pressing said check upon the deflector, amarking element, means for moving said element to position above thelifting element, a shaft, oppositely extending projecting portionsthereon, and means for rotating the shaft to bring said projectingportions successively into engagement with the lifting element and thecheck, to successively press a portion of the check against the markingelement and shift said check longitudinally.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signa- 'ture in the presence of two witnesses.

LEVI HAND. Witnesses:

MuWHITE, H. C. SHULTZ.

